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STORAGE UNDER MODERATE VACUUM TO PROLONG THE KEEPABILITY OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
Article number
368_55
Pages
479 – 486
Language
Abstract
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) is increasingly employed to extend the shelf-life of perishable food.
Although applied mostly with non-respiring products, the technique offers considerable prospects as well for respiring products such as vegetables and fruits, which stay metabolically active during storage.
Here Moderate Vacuum Packaging (MVP), a novel type of MAP, is presented, in which a product is stored in a refrigerator under 400 mB of pressure.
The keepability of several fresh fruits and vegetables was assessed after MVP storage at 4 °C. The safety of MVP was evaluated by challenging mung bean sprouts and chicory endive with Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Yersinia enterocolitica and Salmonella typhimurium at 4, 7 and 10 °C.
Although applied mostly with non-respiring products, the technique offers considerable prospects as well for respiring products such as vegetables and fruits, which stay metabolically active during storage.
Here Moderate Vacuum Packaging (MVP), a novel type of MAP, is presented, in which a product is stored in a refrigerator under 400 mB of pressure.
The keepability of several fresh fruits and vegetables was assessed after MVP storage at 4 °C. The safety of MVP was evaluated by challenging mung bean sprouts and chicory endive with Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Yersinia enterocolitica and Salmonella typhimurium at 4, 7 and 10 °C.
Authors
L.G.M. Gorris, Y. de Witte, E.J. Smid
Keywords
Moderate vacuum packaging, extended shelf-life, spoilage, food safety, mung bean sprouts, chicory endive
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